Storm History: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Events

1,047

Deaths

21

Injuries

53

Damage

$113 million

Episodes

763

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Flash Flood, July 23, 19973 deaths · $8.6 million · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 29, 20033 deaths · 1 injured · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · $28 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20112 deaths · $1.5 million · 3 events here
• Heat, June 29, 19982 deaths · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20102 deaths · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20201 death · 1 injured · $500,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 20041 death · 2 injured · $75,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 19991 death · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 20011 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 9, 20081 death · 1 event here

• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$40 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · $28 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 19973 deaths · $8.6 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2008$8.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 199218 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 2003$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20112 deaths · $1.5 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 injured · $1.5 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2012$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2020$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2025$1.0 million · 0.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 1996$1.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 19981 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$555,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 20231 injured · $520,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 19731 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, June 3, 19984.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 19854.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 19853.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 19863 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 1996$1.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 19872.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$25,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1984F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$50,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 1965$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1968$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 19731 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 199218 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 2004$150,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 2006F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Mecklenburg County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2026$50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 12, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2025$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2025$1.0 million · 0.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · $28 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2024$225,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$36,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 20231 injured · $520,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 12, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 30, 2023$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 2023$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 23, 2022$20,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$65,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2022$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2022$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 18, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 14, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2021$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2020$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20201 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2020$6,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 20201 death · 1 injured · $500,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 20, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2020$250,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20201 injured · $50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$555,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, January 11, 2020$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 13, 2019$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 17, 2019$20,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 1, 201950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20190.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, November 15, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2018$11,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, September 15, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2018$11,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2017$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2017$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2017$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2017$200,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2017$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20171 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2017$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 20171 injured · $5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 2017$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 2017$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2016$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 28, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 30, 2015$11,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 22, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 2, 2015$21,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20152 injured · $25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20151 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 2015$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2015$11,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2014$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2014$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 27, 20141 event here
• Lightning, June 25, 20141 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2014$10,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20141 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201355 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2013$90,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2013$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2013$250,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2013EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2013$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2013$15,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20131.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 7, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2012$20,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2012$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 8, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$25,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2012$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, March 20, 2012$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 20124 injured · $1.5 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 27, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20112 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20111 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20111.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 7, 2011$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20112 deaths · $1.5 million · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$200,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 4 events here

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Tornadoes in Mecklenburg CountyEvery warning in Mecklenburg County since 1986Every county in North Carolina

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.